Hair waving machine



Feb. 6, 1934. W' H COOPER 1,946,392

HAIR WAVING MACHINE Filed Oct. 24, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 (is; l 22' INVEN TOR.

I I W W A TTORNEYS.

Feb. 6, w O PER HAIR WAVING MACHINE Filed Oct. 24. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

MAW/Law 38- Goayw,

I M W ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 9 Claim.

This invention relates to a hair waving machine of the type employed to impart a permanent wave to womens hair.

During a hair waving treatment, locks of hair are coiled about spindles which are then inserted within tubes of electrically energized heating elements where they remain a suflicient length of time to cause the locks to retain their wave after being removed and uncoiled from the spindle. A large number of the heating elements are applied at one time and pull exerted by weight of the heating elements will often cause a person to have a headache.

Therefore one object of the invention is to provide a machine of the character wherein the heating elements when in use may be retained in an upright position where they will be supported and not only prevented from exerting excessive pull upon the hair but also prevented from accidentally swinging downwardly and causing a person's scalp to be burned.

Another object of the invention is to provide the machine with an improved type of drum or housing in which sockets for supplying current to the heating elements together with spring actuated rewinding drums for suspending lines of the heating elements are mounted, thereby shielding the sockets and drums from exposure and preventing the same from being tampered with and damaged by unauthorized persons.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the housing that the sockets and rewind drums may be compactly arranged therein and reduce to a minimum the dimensions of a housing carrying a determined number of sockets and drums.

A still further object of the invention is to permit a bracket carrying a socket into which an auxiliary bulb is to be screwed to serve as a support and fastener for a removable top of the housing and in addition serve as a means for connecting the housing with an arm of a support or standard to which the housing is attached.

Another object of the invention is to permit the housing to be firmly secured to the arm of its supporting standard and at the same time permit it to be shifted slightly vertically and horizontally until in its proper position relative to the arm and then firmly secured in the set position.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more par ticularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of the improved hair waving machine with the lower portion of its supporting standard broken away;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the housing with the standard shown in section;

Figure 3 is a view showing the standard in side elevation and the housing or drum in section, the view being taken along the line 33 of Figure 4;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the machine with the top or cover of the housing removed; and

Figure 5 is a view looking at the face of the head of the standard from which switches for controlling heating elements and the auxiliary lamp project.

In describing the invention, I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The standard 1 of this hair waving machine may be of any height desired and consists of a metal tube, the lower end of which will be engaged with a suitable base serving to retain the standard in an upright position and permit it to be transported from one portion of a room to another. At its upper end, the standard carries a head 2, the neck 3 of which is applied to the standard in any desired manner.

Power wires 4 enter the neck 3 and not only supply current to a pilot light (not shown) which illuminates windows 5 in sides of the head but extend out of the head through an arm 6 projecting from the head, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. These power wires are to supply current to a socket in which a lamp is to be screwed and other sockets to which terminals of heating elements are to be engaged and as it is desired to only have the bulb energized when needed, there has been provided separate switches 7 and 8 disposed one above the other and having their actuating elements projecting from the head where they may be easily reached and selectively turned on or off. Therefore, the machine may be operated with or without the lamp being placed in use.

The housing 9 forming a part of the machine and carried by the arm of the standard is formed of strong sheet metal and has a bottom 10 from margins of which rise a marginal wall 11 and a top or cover 12 which fits about the upper portion of the walls 11 and is releasably secured in order that it may be removed when necessary. The central portion of the bottom 10 is bulged inwardly and upwardly as shown in Figure 3 to form a dome-shaped reflector 13 and about this reflector Ill) is secured a ring 14 serving to reinforce the bottom of the housing and also constituting a base for a bracket 15 disposed over the reflector and having depending arms 16 secured at their lower ends upon the ring by screws or bolts 17 which extend through the bottom and not only serve to retain the ring firmly in engagement with the bottom but also serve to secure the bracket to the ring. A socket 18 into which a bulb or lamp 19 of the illuminating type or any other type desired is screwed is disposed vertically in the housing over the dome-shaped reflector with its lower end portion extending through the reflector centrally thereof where it is secured as shown at 19. From the upper end of this socket projects a threaded stem 20 which engages through an opening formed centrally of the bracket 15 and projects outwardly through an opening formed in the center of the cover.

A knob or cap 21 is applied to the projecting upper end of the stem 20 and when screwed tightly in place, serves to hold the cover or top firmly upon the housing as well as constituting a fastener to retain the stem in proper engagement with the bracket.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, it will be seen that the arm 6 extends into the housing through a slot formed in the marginal wall 11 and is provided with short side arms 22 bearing against the outer face of this marginal wall at opposite sides of the slot where they are secured by bolts 23. At its inner end, the arm 6 terminates in a tongue 24 formed with a longitudinally extending slot 25 to receive a bolt 26 and this bolt is screwed into a cleat or sub-bracket 2'7 projecting transversely from the bracket 15. The end portion 28 of the cleat is disposed vertically instead of horizontally and in this end portion is formed a. slot 29 to receive a bolt 30 which is screwed into a threaded opening formed in a tongue 31 carried by one of the arms or legs of the bracket 15. By this arrangement, the housing may be secured to the side extensions 22 of the arm 6 and after the cleat has been adjusted to dispose the housing in a horizontal position or at any angle desired, the bolts 26 and 30 may be tightened and the housing will be firmly connected with the arm 6 and supported.

In order to connect terminals of curling elements with a source of electric current supplied by certain of the power wires 4, there has been provided sockets 32 exposed through the bottom 10 of the housing. These sockets are preferably arranged in pairs, although they may be arranged in single units, and each pair is carried by a box 33 resting upon a ring of insulating material 34 to prevent a short circuit. Terminals of the boxes 33 are connected with conductor rings 35 and 36 to provide a parallel circuit for the sockets and to these conductor rings are secured power wires 4' leading from the switch '7. By this arrangement, when the switch 7 is turned on any heating elements which have their terminals plugged into the sockets 32, will be energized, and any number of heating elements may be used within the capacity of the machine. The power wires 4" leading from the switch 8 are connected to the sockets 18 in the usual manner and as the switches 7 and 8 may be independently turned on and off, the hair waving apparatus or machine may be used with or without the lamp 19 being employed, and also the lamp 19 may be turned on or off as it is needed.

As previously explained, the weight of heating elements often causes pull to be exerted which is very painful and also the heating elements are liable to swing downwardly and by contacting with a person's head, cause the hair and scalp to be burned. Therefore, it is desirable to have the heating elements supported in an upright posi lion during a waving operation and in order to do so, there has been provided a number of drum: or spools 37 which are arranged in pairs and each pair rotatably mounted at opposite sides of a bracket or Supporting plate 38 disposed in an upright posi ion and having at its lower end a foot 39, firmly secured upon the bottom of the housing. These brackets or mounting plates correspond in number to the boxes 33 and as each plate or bracket carries a pair of spools. the spools correspond in number to the sockets 32. The spools are of a conventional spring-actuated, rewind type and each spool has wound thereon a line 40 which may be strong cord or flexible wire. These lines extend from the spools and after being engaged with guide pins 41 projecting from the mounting plate, are passed downwardly through openings formed in the bottom and at their lower ends carry books 42. The hooks 42 serve to limit rewlnding of the lines upon the spools by contact with the under face of the bottom of the housing, but are principally intended for engagement with heating elements or their power wires in order that pull exerted by rewinding of these lines upon the spools may retain the heating elements in an upright position where they will be prevented from tilting over against a person's scalp and also prevented from exerting undue pull upon a person's hair during a waving operation. The springs of the spools will be sufficiently strong to retain the heating elements in an upright position but not strong enough to exert undue pull upon the hair.

When this hair waving machine is in use, it is moved close to a chair occupied by a person whose hair is to be waved. The hair is wound upon the spindles of the curling elements and then thrust into the heating units and plugs at the ends of conductor wires leading from the heating units are engaged in the sockets 32. The switch 7 is then turned on and the hooks 42 are engaged with the heating elements to support them in an upright position, or the hooks may be first engaged with the heating elements and the switch then turned on. Since the pilot light shows through the windows or lenses 5, this will indicate that the waving machine is in operation. When use of the lamp 19 is desired the switch 8 is turned on and since this lamp is controlled by a separate switch it may be turned on or off without affecting operation of the heaters. When the waving operation is finished, the heating elements are removed from the hair and may be entirely detached from the machine and put away or may be left in engagement with the books. The lines will be rewound upon their spools as soon as they are relieved from a pulling action and the books will not only serve to limit rewinding of the lines upon the spools but also permit the heating elements to be suspended beneath the housing when not in use. The switches '7 and 8, will of course, be both turned off when the machine is not in use.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved apparatus, the application of the same to use will be readily understood. It will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the function set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form. proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles; of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a permanent waving machine, a housing having a top and bottom and a marginal wall. means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housmg and spaced from each other circumferentially thereof, the central portion of the bottom being provided with a reflector, a bracket in said housing serving as a support for the top of the housing, and a socket carried by said bracket with its bulb receiving end extending through the reflector.

2. In a permanent waving machine, a housing having a top and bottom and a marginal wall, means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housing and spaced from each other circumferentially thereof, the central portion of the bottom being extended upwardly into the housing to form a dome shaped reflector, a bracket in said housing fixed to the bottom about the reflector and having its upper end engaging the top to support the same, a socket mounted in the housing above the reflector with its lower end secured through the reflector to support a bulb within the reflector and its upper end provided with a stem passing through the upper portion of the bracket and central purtirn of the top, and a fastener carried by the projecting upper portion of said stem engaging the top to bind the same against the b2acket.

3. In a permanent Waving machine, a housing having a top and bottom, means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housing, the central portion of the bottom being extended upwardly into the housing to form a reflector and the top being detachable, a bracket in said housing disposed over the reflector and secured to the bottom about the reflector, a socket in the housing between the reflector and upper portion of said bracket having a stem extending through the bracket and top, and a fastener carried by the upper end of the stem to releasably secure the top in place, the lower portion of said socket being engaged through the reflector to receive a lamp and support the same in operative relation to the reflector.

4. In a permanent waving machine, a housing having a top and bottom, means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housing, a reflector extending upwardly from the bottom, the top being detachable, a bracket in said housing over the reflector and secured to the bottom about the reflector, a socket for supporting a lamp in the reflector disposed vertically in the housing between the reflector and upper portion of said bracket and having a stem at its upper end engaged through the bracket and top, and a support for said housing having an arm extending into the housing and connected with said bracket.

5. In a permanent waving machine, a housing having a top and bottom, means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housing, the central portion of the bottom being extended upwardly into the housing to form a reflector and the top being detachable, a bracket in said housing over the reflector and secured to the bottom about the reflector. a socket for supporting a lamp in the reflector disposed vertically in the housing between the reflector and upper portion of said bracket and having a stem at its upper end engaged through the bracket and top, a support for said housing having an arm extending into the housing, and a cleat having one end secured to said arm for adjustment longitudinally thereof and its other end secured to the bracket and adjustable vertically.

6. In a permanent waving machine, a housing having a removable top, means in said housing for supporting electrically operated curling implements and supplying current to the same, a bracket in said housing between the top and bot tom thereof, a socket for a light bulb disposed in said housing with its bulb receiving end exposed through the bottom of the housing, a stem projecting from the other end of said socket through the bracket and top. and a fastener carried by said stem and engaging the top to bind the top in place against the bracket.

"4. In a permanent waving machine, a housing, a removable top for said housing, means carried by said housing for supplying current to curlers, bracket in said housing fixed to the bottom thereof and engaging the top thereof, and a bulb receiving socket having a stem passing through the bracket and top and carrying a fastener serving to retain the top in place.

8. In a permanent waving machine, a housing having a top and bottom, means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housing, a bracket in said housing. a bulb carrying socket carried by said bracket and having its bulb receiving end exposed through the bottom, and a support for said housing having an arm extending into the housing and connected to said bracket.

9, In a permanent waving machine. a housing having a top and bottom, means for supplying current to curlers including sockets exposed through the bottom of the housing, a bracket in said housing. a bulb carrying socket carried by said bracket and having its bulb receiving end exposed through the bottom, and a support for said housing having an arm extending into the housing and adjacent its outer end provided with side extensions secured to walls of the housing, and a cleat having one end secured to said bracket for vertical adjustment thereon and its other end connected with the arm for adjustment longitudinally thereof.

WILLIAM HAMILTON COOPER. 

